Ouch...

	Gives the phrase "Wrapped it up into a ball" a whole new perspective... -However-

One Man's Loss Can Be Another Man's Gain

If you are getting ready to build a pusher-type aircraft, but have not yet bought your engine or instruments, this could be just what you need. Or if you are handy with a welding torch, and have already built an airplane or two, you could rebuild yourself a FSII with a low-time Rotax 582 and all the bells and whistles VERY reasonably.

If you have ever built an airplane, you know that the last 10% takes 90% of the time. Here you have all the electrical and plumbing systems intact and sorted out, all you would need to do is transfer them to your project.

So in no particular order, here is what the remains consist of, and the condition they are in.

BRS cannister chute, out of date, otherwise in excellent condition. The upper part of the fuselage and motor mounts are undamaged. Wiring harness from the EIS and the Kuntzleman Hot Box are ready to plug into the 582 harness.

Two 5 gallon tanks, plus some extra saddle tanks to give a bit more than 11 gallons of useable fuel. Cooling system uses dual aluminum radiators off a couple Honda street bikes, lightweight and very cool running. Note the diagonal cage tube has a slight bend in it, probably could be pulled back out.

Right main gear leg OK, wheel pant badly damaged, wheel and brake OK.

Wheel pant is probably not salvagable.

Front end showing rudder pedals. Left main gear leg unusable.

Here's the view from inside. Transponder tray on the right, slightly bent but usable. Transponder has not been checked, but appears undamaged. Plastic switch box along the right side is destroyed, wiring is probably still all ok, however several of the switches are broken. ELT and it's remote switch are OK. EIS wiring is intact.

Stick is functional and unbound, if we were going to rebuild the airplane, we would cut away the fuselage up to and around the seat frame, and build a new fuselage from the structure along the aft side of the seat forward. We had discussed making it like a Kolbra or Slingshot front end, primarily because it would be easy to come up with a bigger panel, and it would be easy to weld up. The cross member at the seat back is bent, but probably straightenable, both seat rails are slightly bent, but also straightenable. Battery is undamaged, Hot Box appears undamaged EIS appears undamaged.

The area around where the BRS handle is mounted will need some work, may need some tubes replaced there.

The deflection of the diagonal is about 1/2", ought to be able to push it back into column.

The right side of the fuselage did much better, no distortion in that area. The two curved frames that hold the rear fabric enclosure are both bent & distorted, but probably could be fixed.

Tire is flat, axle fitting is broken, gear leg is probably unusable. Axle, wheel & brake appear ok.

Both the side longeron and the diagonal are slightly out of column, probably could be pushed back straight. Since the lower brace is straight, and nothing is visibly wrong inside, the left gear socket is probably ok.

The right wing spar is good, the aileron is probably salvageable, but will need the outboard end repaired. The rest of the wing is pretty well destroyed. We do have an extra leading edge and trailing edge in storage, but you would need almost everything else.

The left wing is in pretty good shape, the wingtip is damaged but repairable, the trailing edge has a gradual curved bend in it starting at the next to the last rib. Would need to be unskinned to see exactly how far. The inboard part of the aileron has a slight bend in the trailing edge, easily repairable. Counterbalance probably unusable.

Leading edge of the vertical fin needs replacing. That is a Kuntzleman strobe with less than a month's use on it. Will check it out and make sure it's ok, but it didn't hit anything and is unscratched. Elevator and stabilizers are unscratched.

Full swivel locking tailwheel, retails around $350, less than 6 months old. Underside of the rudder will need to be repaired.

Tail light was a clear lens, I think we may have one of those around somewhere...

Another view of the wing, you might be able to see the slight bend near the tip.

The trailing edge of the wing is bent, don't know if the aileron is bent, or just in a bind. Assume it's bent...

Nose fairing is destroyed, compass is ok.

ELT, turn & bank, and landing lights. There is an airspeed indicator, but it is currently being tested for function, so it's not in the picture. Lift struts are ok.

Muffler is ok, silencer box is slightly damaged at the mounts, but probably fixable. Will include an original air cleaner/filter & the appropriate carb jets just in case this filter won't work.

The engine and gearbox are in storage, engine was completely overhauled including the crank in the fall of 07' by Solo Aviation, it now has 41 hours SMOH. The engine will come with it's own logbook. The only damage to the engine in the crash was that the stainless bracket that supports the oil injection tank was slightly bent, and one spark plug wire cap was broken. Since the Ivo Prop was not broken in the crash, (and because sticking airplane parts into an Ivo Prop while under power WILL break it) it is certain that the engine did not suffer a sudden stoppage while developing power. Check the pictures at the top of the page, the broken fuselage tube is wrapped around the prop.

The E gear box oil (Mobil 1) drained clean and the magnet in the drain plug was almost completely mung-free at the last annual.

New strobe.

Two blade 68" Ivo Prop. There are some small radial cracks in the gel coat on the back side of the blades, but nothing big enough to catch your fingernail in. Probably ought to be sent back to Ivo for inspection. It is included, but not known to be airworthy.

Also included is an Ivo Prop prop extension.

So there you have it. Everything you need if you have an airframe but have not yet purchased the engine or instruments.

Or everything you need to build yourself an inexpensive FSII if you are handy and resourceful. Note that none of the reinforcements or bracing that were added to the airframe to support the extra power of the 582 were damaged at all, so if you would like to upgrade your 503 powered FSII to a 582, this is a bolt on arrangement.

Asking $6500 for everything. Call 423-323-9441, ask for Richard Pike

This basket case is being sold as parts from a DESTROYED aircraft , and will not include the airframe data plate or the airworthiness certificate, which are going back to the FAA. Which means that you could build yourself an airplane out of this pile of used parts, license it afresh under the 51% rule, and do your own annuals.

So add it up.

Priced a new 582 with an E box lately? Try $7689. Plus a Mikuni fuel pump. A Facet electric fuel pump. Grand Rapids EIS that shows altitude, rate of climb, tach, EGT, CHT & water temp, total time in use and time per flight.

Kuntzleman HotBox with Key West regulator. IvoProp (???) Radiator. Compass. Wheels & brakes.

Turn & Bank. Transponder. Airspeed indicator. ELT. Strobe.

New full swivel locking tailwheel. Landing lights. BRS parachute. Fairly new 12V battery.

$6500 is a good deal. And you even get a bunch of used airplane parts.

What more could you ask for? Operators are standing by to take your call...

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